Table 1Transition record

financial brokertofinancial trader

A financial broker already meets 68% of what the financial trader role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From financial broker

68%

Overlap1

To financial trader

21 Skills carried over

4 Required, not held

35.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 35.4

This move: 35.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the financial trader role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the financial broker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A financial trader role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a financial broker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held operate financial instruments management skills
already held trade securities communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide financial product information communication, collaboration and creativity
already held modern portfolio theory business, administration and law
already held review investment portfolios communication, collaboration and creativity
already held maintain records of financial transactions information skills

All 21 carried skills, including the 13 the financial trader role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held cryptocurrency required
required, not held financial markets required

optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held stock market optional

02 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held analyse economic trends required

optional, not held assess risks of clients' assets optional
optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
optional, not held monitor stock market optional
optional, not held perform stock valuation optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held offer financial services required

optional, not held advise on investment optional

04 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held develop investment portfolio optional
optional, not held make investment decisions optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a financial trader role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held actuarial science knowledge
already held advise on financial matters skill
already held analyse market financial trends skill
already held communicate with customers skill
already held economics knowledge
already held financial jurisdiction knowledge
already held financial products knowledge
already held handle financial transactions skill
already held maintain records of financial transactions skill
already held obtain financial information skill
already held operate financial instruments skill
already held protect client interests skill
already held provide financial product information skill
already held banking activities knowledge
already held communicate with banking professionals skill
already held create a financial plan skill
already held manage financial risk skill
already held modern portfolio theory knowledge
already held review investment portfolios skill
already held securities knowledge
already held trade securities skill

10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held advise on investment optional
optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held assess risks of clients' assets optional
optional, not held develop investment portfolio optional
optional, not held forecast economic trends optional
optional, not held make investment decisions optional
optional, not held monitor stock market optional
optional, not held perform stock valuation optional
optional, not held stock market optional

9 held skills the financial trader role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
not needed by the target role handle financial disputes skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role optimise financial performance skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role provide support in financial calculation skill
not needed by the target role synthesise financial information skill
not needed by the target role trace financial transactions skill

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held cryptocurrency required
required, not held financial markets required
optional, not held fundamental analysis optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held stock market optional

Index

Other moves recorded from financial broker

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.